Love Poem: What Is This Thing
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Written by: Walter T. Ashe

What Is This Thing

"What Is This Thing....?"

                                 What is this thing that I see?
                                      What's happening now to me?
                                 What is this this thing that I feel?
                                       Why does this seem so unreal?

                                 What is this thing that I hear?
                                      Why does the far seem so near?
                                 What is this thing that I touch?
                                      Why do I want this so much?

                                 What is this thing that I know?
                                      Which to do?....Stay or Go?
                                 What is this thing that I say?
                                      Will this thing happen....today???

                                 What is this thing that I think?
                                      Why stand on this called the brink?
                                 What is this thing that I want?
                                      Why does it tempt me and taunt?

                                 What is this thing that's so rare?
                                     Why should I take the thing's dare?
                                 What is this thing that I need?
                                     Which to do?....Test or concede?

                                 What is this thing that's so deep
                                     which causes me not to sleep?
                                 What is this thing in the air
                                     which seems to always be there?

                                 What is this thing I desire?
                                    Why does this set me on fire?
                                 What is this thing that's so good-
                                    why is it misunderstood?

                                 What is this thing that I should clasp?
                                    Why should this thing I tightly grasp?
                                 What is this thing I've heard of?....
                                    What is this thing that's called LOVE?

                                                    (WTA-IV)